Tomo

Bursting onto the Modern Age comics scene in 2003, Tomo is one of the lively ensemble cast members at the heart of Azumanga Daioh, the beloved slice-of-life manga brought to North American readers by A.D. Vision under the creative vision of Kiyohiko Azuma and Kay Bertrand. Sharing pages with a wonderfully distinct group of characters — including Sakaki, Yomi, Kaorin, and the irrepressible Miss Yukari — Tomo is part of what makes this series such a warm, character-driven gem of early 2000s manga publishing. Though the catalog run is compact, Azumanga Daioh itself holds a special place in comics history as a touchstone of the manga boom that reshaped Western comics culture, and Tomo is woven right into that legacy.